Long Commander

Long Commander (Fast Hawk), an Oglala Sioux warrior in 1876, was one of Crazy Horse’s ardent followers in the Battle of Little Big horn. After forcing Reno’s command into a headlong retreat, Long Commander and his fellow warriors followed Crazy horse in a...

Louis Looking Horse

Louis Looking Horse, a Hunkpapa Sioux, was one of Sitting Bull’s younger yet wildest followers in 1876. After the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which he fought in the later phases, he was among those Sioux who fled with Sitting Bull to Grand-Mother’s Land...

Moses One Feather

Moses One Feather, an Oglala Sioux warrior aged 27 in 1876, was one of Crazy Horse’s followers in the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which he counted two coups and killed one of Custer’s troopers. During the Ghost Dance outbreak in 1890, One Feather and his...

Nicholas Black Elk, Sr.

Although only 13 years old in 1876, he was in the thick of the Battle of Little Big Horn in which he took his first scalp. Later a famed medicine-man and spiritual leader of the Oglala Sioux, he was foremost priest of the Ghost Dance in 1890. He adopted Miller as his...

Old Eagle (Amos Clown)

Old Eagle (Amos Clown), an Itazipcho or Sansarc Sioux warrior, fought under Chief Spotted Eagle, fighting Sansarc leader at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Old Eagle was only 13 that summer. He and his brother Bear Horns first fought in the defense of the Indian...

One Elk

One Elk, a Hunkpapa Sioux warrior aged 24 in 1876, was one of Chief Black Moon’s camp police at the Battle of Little Big Horn and saw his leader shot dead in the early skirmishing with Reno’s command. In 1890, during the Ghost Dance uprising, One Elk was a...